Dumb therory question

rooster wrote:

Georgio wrote:Or, what about a device that would pull your tongue out of your mouth during the night to keep the airway open?

Have they investigated this?

Yep, that one is being done:



http://www.aspiremedical.com/
http://www.aspiremedical.com/pr/pr_092907.html

Wow, what will they think of next - so I guess the real benefit here might depend on the size of your tongue... if you have a long tongue, is it more likely or less likely to fall back and obstruct your airway ?


Take these folks for example:






Actually, with tongues like these you wouldn't even need to consider the new surgical option, you could just wrap it around the bedpost a couple of times...



And Jeff, just for you, take a look at this anoura fistulata bat:



This bat has a tongue that's one and a half times as long as it is! - The anoura fistulata bat uses its extraordinarily long tongue to sip nectar from strangely-shaped flowers in forests in Ecuador, where it lives. - Scientists have worked out that if the bat's tongue belonged to a cat, it could lap milk 60cm away from its bowl!

Amazing, there's this whole sub-culture dedicated to "long tongues" on the internet...

Oh well, I can't put it off any longer, guess I'd better go do battle with the hose

Mike

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Those two guys could cause obstructive sleep apnea in their bed partners.

I'm guessing there's a strong possibility that the tongue in the lower photo has been photoshopped ? otherwise, not sure how she would fit the thing in her mouth!

Mind you... no, let's not go there...

Mike

mymontreal wrote:I'm guessing there's a strong possibility that the tongue in the lower photo has been photoshopped ? otherwise, not sure how she would fit the thing in her mouth!

Mind you... no, let's not go there...

Mike

You mean that's not a dislocated lung?

What is that? Is that a tongue implant? Does it keep your tongue up at night instead of in your throat? This could be a good thing!

Georgio wrote:What is that? Is that a tongue implant? Does it keep your tongue up at night instead of in your throat? This could be a good thing!

Of course. The links are there - check out their web site.

Good job, Snoredog.

One of the links led to this link, which I think was very interesting. Looks like this may turn out to be something good.
http://www.aspiremedical.com/pr/pr_092907.html

I'll bet they wrote that last paragraph about the dog a little "tongue in cheek".

With a dog like that between them, I wonder how their sex life is.

Jay

Georgio wrote:Or, what about a device that would pull your tongue out of your mouth during the night to keep the airway open?

Have they investigated this?

That might be easier than trying to keep my mask from leaking.!!!! But I am sure my husband has wanted to pull my tongue out before,bet he would do it for science.lol Melinda